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Who Do You Think You Are?

Season 3 2012
TV-PG

  • 2012-02-04T00:00:00Z on TLC
  • 45m
  • 8h 24m (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, Reality
Celebrities trace their family trees with the help of historians and experts.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

2012-02-04T00:00:00Z

3x01 Martin Sheen

Season Premiere

3x01 Martin Sheen

  • 2012-02-04T00:00:00Z42m

Martin Sheen tries to find out if his ancestors shared his activist passion. In Ireland, he investigates his uncle's ties to the Irish Civil War. In Spain, he uncovers another relative who also fought for social justice and was wrongfully imprisoned during Franco's fascist regime. As he continues to trace his Spanish roots back to the 1700s, he unearths an unexpected family secret.

2012-02-11T00:00:00Z

3x02 Marisa Tomei

3x02 Marisa Tomei

  • 2012-02-11T00:00:00Z42m

Marisa Tomei grew up hearing that her great-grandfather was murdered for being a womanizer and gambler. In order to uncover the truth, she travels to Italy to sort through the facts and discover what really lead to his death.

2012-02-25T00:00:00Z

3x03 Blair Underwood

3x03 Blair Underwood

  • 2012-02-25T00:00:00Z42m

Golden Globe nominated actor, director and producer Blair Underwood first became a household name for his portrayal of charismatic attorney Jonathan Rollins on the celebrated NBC drama, L.A. Law. Throughout his 25 year career, Blair has highlighted important African-American issues through his work with charitable organizations and by the roles he chooses. He is a five-time winner of the coveted NAACP Image Award. Blair lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their three children.

2012-03-03T00:00:00Z

3x04 Reba McEntire

3x04 Reba McEntire

  • 2012-03-03T00:00:00Z42m

Singer and actress Reba McEntire follows her ancestry to the first member of her family to set foot on American soil, finding a young boy who came from England as an indentured servant.

2012-03-10T00:00:00Z

3x05 Jerome Bettis

3x05 Jerome Bettis

  • 2012-03-10T00:00:00Z42m

Nicknamed "The Bus," star running back Jerome Bettis spent 13 years in the NFL. In 2006, he led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a decisive Super Bowl victory before retiring a champion. A committed humanitarian, Jerome founded the Bus Stops Here Foundation to serve underprivileged children. He's gone on to work as a football analyst on television and radio. Jerome currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and their two children. "My family is everything to me," Jerome says. He grew up in a tight-knit family where his mother and father attended every NFL game he played in. His father passed away a few years ago, but Jerome was fortunate to learn about the Bettis side of the family before he passed. He knows very little about his mother's side, the Bougards, and would like to go back as far as he can on that side of the tree.

2012-03-23T23:00:00Z

3x06 Helen Hunt

3x06 Helen Hunt

  • 2012-03-23T23:00:00Z42m

Helen Hunt fills in the missing branches of her family tree and discovers ancestors instrumental in the growth of America.

2012-03-30T23:00:00Z

3x07 Rita Wilson

3x07 Rita Wilson

  • 2012-03-30T23:00:00Z42m

Rita Wilson travels to Greece and Bulgaria to learn the untold history of her late father and uncovers an emotional secret she never expected.

2012-04-06T23:00:00Z

3x08 Edie Falco

3x08 Edie Falco

  • 2012-04-06T23:00:00Z42m

Emmy Award winner Edie Falco sets off on a mission to learn the truth about her mother's family history and discovers a tragic event in her ancestor's life.

2012-04-27T23:00:00Z

3x09 Rob Lowe

3x09 Rob Lowe

  • 2012-04-27T23:00:00Z42m

Actor Rob Lowe ventures into his past and discovers an ancestor who battled against George Washington during the American Revolution

2012-05-04T23:00:00Z

3x10 Rashida Jones

3x10 Rashida Jones

  • 2012-05-04T23:00:00Z42m

Rashida Jones strongly identifies with both her African American and Jewish heritage, but knows very little about her mother's roots. She was close to her grandmother, who was originally from Ireland, but had little details on her life before marrying her grandfather. In New York, Rashida uncovers the answers to her grandmother's missing years and interesting life in Manhattan. As her journey continues, a trip to Ireland reveals new information that lead to her family's origins in Eastern Europe.

2012-05-11T23:00:00Z

3x11 Jason Sudeikis

3x11 Jason Sudeikis

  • 2012-05-11T23:00:00Z42m

Jason Sudeikis has almost no information about his grandfather who died when his father was a child. In Chicago, Jason researches the cryptic story of his grandfather's death and discovers new details about his life. As he continues to learn more, a surprising discovery is revealed about his great grandfather's family life. A trip to Pennsylvania brings Jason to the coal mines his great great grandfather worked in as an immigrant from Lithuania and the extreme dangers he faced each day.

Season Finale

2012-05-18T23:00:00Z

3x12 Paula Deen

Season Finale

3x12 Paula Deen

  • 2012-05-18T23:00:00Z42m

Paula Deen lost both of her parents and has a lot of gaps in her family knowledge. A visit to her aunt in Albany, Georgia, provides Paula with information that takes her back 150 years in her family's history. As she digs deeper into her heritage she uncovers her ancestor's political ties and his connection to a dark time in America's history. Further exploration reveals a heartbreaking event that deeply impacted her ancestors during the Civil War.

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